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What is the meaning of "Walk" in this life?
Masakatsu Gunji, Kabuki researcher and director (Kabuki researcher, director, Professor Emeritus, Waseda University).
The theme Gunji chose for his work was "walk”, as he was stricken with a disease and foresaw his own death.
In 1997, Gunji wrote and directed the avant-garde kabuki play "Walk" with young and veteran stage actors instead of kabuki actors, and passed away the following year due to cancer.

"Human tragedy is also a comedy of life from a different point of view.
Crying and laughing. Drama becomes art as a representation of life."
Guji states so.

“Walk” is a reflection of his own life and an expression of human life through kabuki and dance.
It is a stage like a testament (message) with a warm perspective on human activities and a strong criticism of human stupidity.

A characteristic of Gunji's numerous articles and writings is said to be his incorporation of a folklore perspective into his study of kabuki, highlighting the spiritual structure of the performing arts and the Japanese people.
In the play "Walk", Gunji skillfully incorporates not only Kabuki plays but also folk dances such as the Bon Dance of Shiraishi Island and the Mugiya-bushi, Bunraku, and Noh, and tries to get deep into the spiritual structure of the Japanese people.
Finally, he connects them not only to Japan but also to the spirit of Asia.
This video work is a complete recording of the Tokyo premiere (1997) of such a stage performance "Walk".

Color / Stereo / 63 minutes

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